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Money Management Guide
By: Mansi Aggarwal
When the prices of commodities are booming and expenditure is increasing in
every manner, it becomes essential to make some planning for your income.
• The best way to take care of your money is to plan a budget. A budget should
keep a track of all your expenses. The indispensable expenses like education fee
of the kids, the bills, the fuel, taxes etc. should be estimated and subtracted
from the monthly salary. Then monitor the other likely expenses like gifts on
friend’s birthday in that month, your anniversary, weekend outing and the like.
The amount that is left after reducing the essentials should be planned in such
a manner that you end up with little, at times even negligible savings.
‘A Penny saved is a Penny earned’. Savings are very crucial in today’s life. But
many people do not understand the relevance of savings. An individual, who
develops the habit of saving money, never falls short of it especially in
exigency situations.
If the outlay outweighs the income, situation is called a negative cash flow. In
this case you ought to be extra vigilant while spending money. Try to reduce the
weekend trips, partying at home or outside, purchasing needless items etc. If
possible make a new budget where you have optimized the costs. It then becomes
your duty to abide by this budget in order to avoid pitfalls. While if the case
is other way round i.e. the cash inflow is more than its outflow, its time to
cheer and of course make some savings for the future.
• Next good thing you can do to manage your money is to make investments.
Investments can be of different types. You can invest in a property or land, in
banks, in stocks etc. The investments you make not only keep your money secure
but also give you good returns. Like money that is kept in a fixed deposit in a
bank is supplemented with interest amount, the cash invested in purchasing
shares of an eminent and successful company, always give a great output etc.
If you are investing in some trust or insurance policies, your wealth will not
just be beneficial for you till the time you live; it will also be a financial
security for your children and grandchildren in future. So investments generally
are rewarding, they do not go futile. But before making any investment, you must
enquire about the pros and cons of it. For instance, high risk is involved in
investing money in the stock market as the economy is fluctuating unbelievably.
Here, you should acquire complete information that when to purchase the stocks
and for which company that will never let you down etc. The case is not
different with investing in property, but the risk factor is not so high here.
The rates for property are never stagnant. So it is better to purchase the land
when the market is down and sell it when the prices take a flight. In any case,
first acquaint yourself with all the facts and basics, and then only invest.
Remember your purpose is to make money from money not to lose with whatever you
have.
• Are you a credit card bug? If you are and your expenses do not meet the
income, forget the credit cards. The credit card money is charged with high rate
of interest. Though it is the easiest form of money, yet it can be very
troubling later. People keep on withdrawing the money from the bank’s or
company’s credit and the interest simultaneously keeps on accumulating. Finally,
the credit card bill comes as a nightmare to many. So it is better to avoid
using credit card wherever possible. Try to use it only in case of an urgent
situation.
• Keep an accountant if you yourself are not able to keep a track of all your
transactions.
Money Management is simple, if you become a little judicious.
About the Author:
Mansi aggarwal writes about money management guide. Learn more at
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